Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, April 17th 2021
Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best articles on topics that help in the search for the Best of Transition: PhD Job Search in the industry.
Our two consultants independently search for the most informative articles in the categories of networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen.
Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and a top overall article for the week – if it’s a recent article that can help readers find and acquire PhD jobs, then we want to include it in this weekly digest.
So without further delay, here are Best of Transition: PhD Job Search articles for the week of April 17th 2021 for PhDs.
This Week’s Best Articles On PhD Jobs And Job-Search Strategies, April 17th, 2021
Top Overall: This is what your resume is missing– Sara London
Networking
Top: Five Tips For Effective Virtual Networking – Kathy Lockwood
Using Your Research Skills for Career Exploration– Tina Solvik
7 Professional Networking Tips and Tricks for a Successful Job Search– Lisa Tynan
Successful networkers share in common these six habits – Kim Thompson
Cvs/Resumes
Top: This is what your resume is missing– Sara London
8 Job Search Tips and Tricks for Beginners– Angela Scott-Briggs
Want a new job, these bad habits might be holding you back. – Adunola Adeshola
From Stay-at-Home Parent to Job Seeker: Here’s How to Nail Your Cover Letter (With Example!) – Elizabeth Alterman
Interviews
Top: How to Answer Questions About Your Job Loss in an Interview – Laura Brothers
6 Questions You Have About Bonuses, Answered – Alyse Kalish
You’re self-sabotaging yourself in interviews if you do any of the following – Kaitlyn McInnis
How to ace a job interview with a robot recruiter–Vicky McKeever
Transferable Skills
Top: 4 nonverbal communication cues your coworkers do (and what they mean)– Steve Adcock
It is time for stronger affirmative action to empower women in tech – Jagdish Mitra
Adding Soft Skills to Your Tech Résumé is Key to Success– Nick Kolakowski
Why Should Biotech Companies Invest in Leadership Development?– Karen Walpole
Academic Blues
Top: American Universities Are Buried Under a Mountain of Debt– Eleni Schirmer, Jason Thomas Wozniak, Dana Morrison, Rich Levy and Joanna Gonsalves
Is College Still Worth It: Which Degrees Are Still Worth the Investment?– Tero Vesalainen
Doing More Will Not Solve the Mental Health Crisis– John Warner
Enrollment declines trouble South Florida’s state colleges– Liliana Mora
Industry Positions
Top: 7 principles to be invincible in the data science world– Apoorva Komarraju
These are the 50 best companies in the world to work for right now– Kyle Schnitzer
Global STEM Perspectives: Luisa Cristini – Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany – Luisa Cristini
Top 12 Biotech Companies Hiring Now– Biotech Editorial Staff
Business Acumen
How to build empathetic managers for the hybrid workplace – David Gambrill
3 Biotech Stocks With Big Catalysts Around the Corner– Cory Renauer
BioSpace Movers & Shakers, April 16– Alex Keown
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Dr. Isaiah Hankel is the Founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist. His articles, podcasts and trainings are consumed annually by millions of PhDs and other professionals in hundreds of different countries. He has helped PhDs transition into top companies like Amazon, Google, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, BASF, Merck, Genentech, Home Depot, Nestle, Hilton, SpaceX, Tesla, Syngenta, the CDC, UN and Ford Foundation.
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